I have had the pinion gear jump teeth, but that was in a Geo tracker.
No other RWD car I had, had ever done that before, nor after. The
ring gear wants to climb the pinion gear every time you stomp on the
gas, that is what changes the pinion angle when you accelerate. If the
pinion gear is loose, bad bearings, or pre-load, it can go crooked when
you stomp on it, and jump teeth. It's not all THAT common, but it has
happened.
Banging is usually too much play in the drive line, which happens as soon as
you step on the gas. Too much lash in the diff, or bad universal joints. I just
had a set go bad in my Silverado. Stepped on the gas, BANG, and it wouldn't
move... BOTH the front and rear U-joints broke...
However, I suppose a tooth jump can sound like that depending on how it
travels through the car... It's like a very VERY loud "tang" or "ting" sound,
depending on how the sound transmits through the drive-line.